Implement and Evolve Governance Frameworks: Establish and continuously improve data governance frameworks, policies, and controls to ensure data accuracy, integrity, and security across all domains.
Act as Product Team SME: Serve as the subject matter expert for Data Governance within product squads, ensuring designs and implementations adhere to governance standards and best practices.
Advise and Influence: Act as a trusted advisor to senior business and technology leaders, shaping decisions on governance strategy, compliance, and risk management.
Develop Governance Assets: Lead the creation and adoption of key artefacts such as data dictionaries, catalogues, lineage documentation, and metadata repositories.
Champion Data Literacy: Promote data literacy across the organisation by designing and delivering education programmes for non-data professionals.
Integrate Governance with Platforms: Drive governance integration with strategic platforms (e.g., Dynamics CRM, Snowflake, Power BI) and ensure alignment with agile delivery models.
Ensure Regulatory Compliance: Lead governance efforts for compliance with regulations, ensuring robust controls and audit readiness.
Align with Organisational Goals: Collaborate with IT and business units to align governance initiatives with organisational priorities and strategic objectives.
Represent Governance in Forums: Influence enterprise architecture, data strategy, and digital transformation initiatives through active participation in governance forums.
Maintain Documentation: Keep governance processes and tools up to date to ensure effective knowledge management.
Foster Collaboration: Build strong relationships with Data Office teams to ensure clarity of roles and collaborative support.
Mentor Junior Professionals:Guide and develop junior governance team members, fostering a culture of accountability and excellence.

Requirements

Proven 2 years experience as a Senior Data Analyst, ideally in a complex, regulated environments
Deep knowledge of data management principles, governance frameworks, and industry best practices
Exceptional stakeholder engagement and influencing skills, with the ability to drive cultural change around data
Strong technical expertise in Snowflake, SQL, Power BI, and familiarity with Azure DevOps, confluence
Understanding of regulatory frameworks (e.g. GDPR) and risk management
Experience with metadata management, data quality tooling, and MDM platforms
Familiarity with Dynamics CRM or equivalent technology is favourable
Experience with Product Operating Model approaches is preferred
Professional certifications such as DCAM, CDMP, highly desirable.

Benefits

25 days holiday, increasing through length of service, with option to buy or sell
Bupa health insurance as a benefit in kind
An enhanced pension plan and life insurance
Onsite gyms or local discounts where no onsite gym available
Various other benefits and online discounts

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

data governance frameworksdata management principlesmetadata managementdata quality toolingMDM platformsSQLSnowflakePower BIAzure DevOpsDynamics CRM

Soft Skills

stakeholder engagementinfluencing skillscultural changementoringcollaborationadvisingcommunicationleadershiporganizational alignmenteducation program design

Certifications

DCAMCDMP